Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen by Lopez family's

Chapter 119

After returning from the fireworks event, Eileen felt that Egbert didn’t seem as angry anymore. She decided to seize the opportunity. She asked him, “Do you feel like nurturing some feelings tonight? How about watching a romantic movie together?”

Egbert unlocked the door with his keys, walked in, and quietly replied, “No need, better get some rest.”

He closed the door behind him..

The next day when Eileen arrived at the set, Galen called her over. Galen, smoking a cigarette, said, “The actress playing Hertha is coming this afternoon due to scheduling issues. We need to shoot her scenes first, so we’ve adjusted the shooting schedule. Everyone will be focusing on Hertha’s scenes for now.”

Eileen blinked. “So, does this mean Joyce’s scenes will be postponed?”

Galen nodded. “Exactly. It’ll give you and Egbert more time to adjust.”

Eileen turned to look in the direction of Egbert, who was reading the script.

“Does Mr. Reed know about this?” Eileen asked.

Galen replied, “Yes, he’s aware.”

Eileen nodded. “Alright.”

The new character, Hertha, was played by a secondary actress named Salome. Originally, for the role of Hertha, they could have cast a top-tier actress. But because Joyce’s role had been elevated, Galen contacted several actresses who had auditioned previously. However, when they found out they would be paired with a newcomer, they all declined. In the end, Galen had to pull some strings to bring Salome on board.

Salome, however, only had a two-month window and was set to join another production soon. So, Galen decided to shoot her scenes first.

In the following days, Eileen had very few scenes, almost none at all. Yet, she still went to the set every day because Galen wanted her to stay in touch with Egbert to continue building their relationship.

spend any time alone with Egbert. Salome was constantly by his side. Unlike Joyce, whose scenes were mostly indoors, Hertha’s scenes were mostly outdoors. Setting up the scenes, arranging the props, and renting locations – were both physical and time-consuming. After almost every scene, they had to move to

and Salome were mostly engrossed in the script. Eileen sometimes attempted to strike up a conversation

time, Eileen either read the script, avoided Flossie, or

Salome cheerfully suggested, “We’ve been together for so long, and I haven’t treated everyone to a meal yet. How about

and immediately looked over. Salome spotted her and waved to her enthusiastically, “Eileen,

“Sure.” Eileen smiled.

dined at a three-star hotel, which was considered upscale in this small town. The hotel’s third floor had a karaoke lounge, so they

and Salome sat together. Salome poured drinks for everyone herself. When she poured a drink into Egbert’s glass, she raised her own glass and said, “Mr. Reed,

the drink. Instead, he reached for a glass

we should all have a drink.”

“We should all have a drink, right? At least

and requesting

his glass of juice and casually said, “I don’t

Reed, come on, that’s no fun at all.” Salome

the drink in front of Egbert, and downed it in one go,

The private room fell into a brief

glass and looked at Egbert, winking at him. He put down his juice, still not

wasn’t eating anymore, she leaned in close to him and whispered, “Shall we leave?”

replied, “That would

sing, and you don’t drink,” she said, tugging at

stayed silent for a moment but eventually stood up and

to let the others know that they were leaving early. Then she

me, being a good friend, drinking on your behalf. I remember you’re allergic to

silent. Noticing that Egbert hadn’t been talking to her lately, Eileen felt a bit disheartened and asked, “Egbert, what’s been going on

when he suddenly noticed that Eileen was looking across the street with an unusual expression. So, Egbert looked over and saw three cars parked on the other side of the street, one of them looking suspicious.